Orkneys Collection

Woman in white dress, pink fichu and corsage, pink bonnet-chapeau. Handcoloured lithograph by A. Carrache after an illustration by Francois-Claudius Compte-Calix from Les Modes Parisienne sous le

Scapa Flow The German Fleet on 28th November 1918 Date: 1918

English tourists attacked by Northern gannets in the Orkneys
English tourists losing hats and wigs when attacked by Northern gannets in the Orkneys. Seabirds protecting their nests and eggs. Doctor Prosody attacked by Soland fowl in the Orkneys

St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland, dating back to the 12th century. Date: circa 1845

Sinking of H. M. S. Hampshire
H.M.S. Hampshire sinks in heavy seas just off the Orkneys, having most likely struck a mine laid by a German submarine before the Battle of Jutland

Vice Admiral Wells, Lyness, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, WW2
Vice Admiral Lionel Wells (1884-1965), Flag Officer of the Orkneys and Shetlands Commands, at a parade of naval staff at Lyness, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, WW2. 1943

Grinding Corn, Orkneys
A girl of the Orkney Islands grinds corn by hand with a stone quern Date: 1905

Barbara Cartland in the Orkneys
Page from The Sketch magazine carrying photographs of novelist and socialite, Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901-2000), married name Mrs Barbara McCorquodale, pictured at Swanbistre

George V visiting HMHS Plassy, WW1
King George V visiting the Royal Navys hospital ship, HMHS Plassy, at Scapa Flow in the Orkneys, Scotland, on 17 June 1917. Date: 1917

Bishops Palace, Kirkwall, Scotland
Bishops Palace, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Housed St Magnus Cathedrals first bishop, William the Old (of the Norwegian Catholic church)

Crofters Cottage, Orkney
A Croft in the Orkneys - surrounded by a field of lupins. Date: 1920s

Stones of Stenness
Orkneys, Scotland - The Standing Stones of Stenness on the Mainland, some prehistoric monoliths, probably the temple of a long vanished race

St. Magnuss Church, on the island of Egilsay, a ruined building with a most unusual tower, Orkneys, Scotland. Date: 12th century

The Orkney Express
A slightly mocking postcard entitled: The Orkney Express, depicting an ox-drawn cart carrying peat and a local farmer Date: 1910s

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